2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Andy McCollum (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Darin Hinshaw (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Criner (1st season)
Home stadium	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State +		5	–	2					6	–	6
Louisiana–Lafayette +		5	–	2					6	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe +		5	–	2					5	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					4	–	7
Troy		3	–	4					4	–	7
Florida Atlantic		2	–	5					2	–	9
North Texas		2	–	5					2	–	9
FIU†		0	–	4					0	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions † – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins

The 2005 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Coming off a 5–6 season the year prior, the Blue Raiders finished with a 4–7 record and a 3–4 record in the Sun Belt Conference to tie for fourth in the conference standings. Following the season, fellow fourth-place FIU was sanctioned by the NCAA and forced to vacate their wins. Additionally, first-place Arkansas State was found guilty of NCAA violations and self-imposed punishments including the vacating of four of their six wins that season. Head coach Andy McCollum, as well as the offensive and defensive coordinators for the Blue Raiders, were fired following the conclusion of the 2005 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 6–27	81,018
September 10	6:00 p.m.	North Texas	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–14	20,806
September 17	4:00 p.m.	Akron*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–17	12,411
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 17–15	37,257
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	W 35–14	10,117
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–13	17,044
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	W 45–7	9,952
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 31–34	11,654
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 3–24	37,217
November 26	6:00 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Palladium)	W 17–7	17,005
December 3	6:00 p.m.	FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	L 31–35	16,730
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time